Can quitting abruptly induce PSSD alone?

[hgwxx7]

I see many people with PSSD who quit cold turkey has PSSD sympotms. Is that always true? Has anyone tapered down according to the protocol? Maybe quitting abruptly give some neurons extreme stress. What do you think?

[Dalmatian]

I also wonder about that. I read somewhere that tapering off gradually doesn't prevent the problem so it probably plays no role in inducing PSSD... maybe it's just the opposite logic: people who have severe side effects of sexual dysfunction are way more likely to quit cold turkey than people without them. But I might be wrong, maybe some more experienced members can give more insight

[Snake]

I tappered it down but it made no difference

[Imtrying34]

I quit paxil after 6 years never had pssd was hypersexual on it and high libido only once I got off I got depressed again got on the wrong medication from my girlfriend's step dad he gave me serroquel 100mg it shut my sert and dopamine down lost all my motivation haven't been right since tried paxil again never worked tried ohrr ssris and supplements save to say I'm completely numb phyiscslly and mentally

[hgwxx7]

I quit paxil after 6 years never had pssd was hypersexual on it and high libido only once I got off I got depressed again got on the wrong medication from my girlfriend's step dad he gave me serroquel 100mg it shut my sert and dopamine down lost all my motivation haven't been right since tried paxil again never worked tried ohrr ssris and supplements save to say I'm completely numb phyiscslly and mentally

Do you exercise? Exercising can and will impact dope levels significantly.

[afx]

hgwxx7 is totally right. There are so many possibilities how to boost dopamine and how to get the hormones back in the place where they were and exercise is a major one - it has been proven. There are other options too to try, dont worry and dont give up - things can get back in the right place again, believe me bro

[Imtrying34]

I jus don't feel like myself at all I feel weak latthrgic I try to make myself feel but my motivation and thought proceess is so low ..

[Imtrying34]

I quit paxil after 6 years never had pssd was hypersexual on it and high libido only once I got off I got depressed again got on the wrong medication from my girlfriend's step dad he gave me serroquel 100mg it shut my sert and dopamine down lost all my motivation haven't been right since tried paxil again never worked tried ohrr ssris and supplements save to say I'm completely numb phyiscslly and mentally

Do you exercise? Exercising can and will impact dope levels significantly.

I feel like some of the treatment options have made me worse inositol was the worse ruining my perception and making me more numb after 12g from Swanson not sure what to do maybe mri

[succubus76]

I tappered it down but it made no difference

define "tappered slowly" and wich med you was on and how much. im reading you must taper in 3-6 months period or even more. i have cases where they taper in 3 weeks and still got serious whitdrawal symptoms and probably pssd

[Snake]

I tappered it down but it made no difference

define "tappered slowly" and wich med you was on and how much. im reading you must taper in 3-6 months period or even more. i have cases where they taper in 3 weeks and still got serious whitdrawal symptoms and probably pssd

You're right, in my case it was 1,5 week. Healy wrote something about preventing PSSD by really slow tappering down AD but what's proof for that?